Lingnan University co-launches Research Consortium to strengthen international research on higher education
To provide a platform for international research on higher education, policy and governance with particular focus on the Asia Pacific region and Asia-Europe comparison, the Inter-university Research Consortium for Higher Education has been launched at Lingnan University on 31 October 2016.
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To provide a platform for international research on higher education, policy and governance with particular focus on the Asia Pacific region and Asia-Europe comparison, the Inter-university Research Consortium for Higher Education has been launched at Lingnan University on 31 October 2016.
The Consortium was co-launched by Lingnan University together with University College London (UCL) Institute of Education’s Centre for Global Higher Education in the UK and the Asia Pacific Higher Education Research Partnership (APHERP) in the US, and supported by University of Bath’s International Centre for Higher Education Management, King’s College London’s Department of International Development, and Bath Spa University’s Global Academy of Liberal Arts in the UK.
The core mission of the Consortium is to:
- promote inter-university research cooperation in higher education policy, development and governance;
- offer postgraduate studies programmes and PhD student exchange, as well as executive / professional training;
- develop activities to establish a stronger learning community and expand learning horizon for students;
- seek collaboration with leading institutions regionally and internationally to inform policy debates and policy making in higher education; and
- provide international publication opportunities for partnering institutions and their faculty members.
Launch of the Consortium is an advancement of Lingnan University in enhancing international learning and research collaboration. A new Master of Arts in International Higher Education and Management programme is being developed by Lingnan in collaboration with University of Hawaii, US, The University of Nottingham, Ningbo China and National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan with the support of the Consortium’s research team.
“Partnering with leading institutions to co-launch the Consortium will further enhance Lingnan’s international research profile and create a great learning environment for postgraduate students,” said President Leonard K Cheng of Lingnan University. “The Consortium will bring together great minds for higher education, policy and governance research, the findings of which would inform international debates and policy making.” Prof Joshua Mok Ka-ho, Vice-President, Lingnan University also called for more regional and international research collaboration in higher education policy, development and governance.
